Halliburton, Schlumberger suspend operations in Russia

By Anne D’innocenzio in New York NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. oil field services companies Halliburton Co. and Schlumberger said they are suspending operations in Russia as the Houston, Texas-based businesses respond to U.S. sanctions over Russia’s invasion of...

UK’s Johnson in UAE, Saudi Arabia to press for more oil

  By Aya Batrawy in Dubai DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met Wednesday with the de facto rulers of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in efforts to ease skyrocketing gasoline prices, as the West grapples with...

UK’s Johnson visits Saudi Arabia, seeks more oil output

  By Sylvia Hui in London LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is visiting Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday as part of his efforts to press for increased oil production from the Gulf states to reduce dependence on Russian...

Pariahs no more? US reaches out to oil states as prices rise

  By Ellen Knickmeyer And Cathy Bussewitz in Washington WASHINGTON (AP) — Three checkered oil regimes that President Joe Biden and past U.S. leaders have spectacularly snubbed — Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and Iran — are now targets of U.S. outreach as global fuel...

House approves ban on Russian oil to US, bolstering Biden

  By Lisa Mascaro in Washington WASHINGTON (AP) — The House overwhelmingly approved legislation Wednesday night that would ban Russian oil imports to the United States, an effort to put into law the restrictions announced by President Joe Biden in response to the...